Monroe County reports second swimming pool death in almost a week

For the second time since last Saturday, an elderly man has been found dead in a residential swimming pool, this time in Hamilton Township.

A 78-year-old Helen Street man was found fully clothed in his pool by a friend this morning, said Monroe County Coroner Bob Allen, who later pronounced the man dead on scene. It remains to be seen if the man’s death was caused by drowning, a medical issue or some other factor.

An autopsy was scheduled for Saturday at Lehigh Valley Hospital. The man’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Autopsy results are still pending in the death last Saturday morning of Verlyn Landuyt, 76, whose son found him at the bottom of a half-covered above-ground pool in Polk Township, Allen said.